Albania borders Greece to the south and the south-east, Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to the east, Serbia to the north-east, Montenegro to the north and Italy to the west across the Adriatic Sea. The country was confirmed to be added to eRepublik on Day 1408 and was added on Day 1452 along with Kosovo, as region of Serbia after a poll conducted among the eRepublik community.[1]

History

Early History

The Albanian population was mostly gathered in the United States due to its high resources and the friendly relationship among the two nations. An article released by aLalban one of the first Albanian players, brought more than 700 new Albanian players to the game.[2] After this successful baby boom the administrators of the game decided that Albania would be added to the game sometime in the future.

First days in eRepublik

After the administrators confirmed the decision to add Albania to the game, the Albanian community started to organize so that the long awaited moment wouldn't catch them unprepared. It was obvious that the future orientation of the new state would have been pro-EDEN so that negotiations were carried out with EDEN countries who agreed to take Albania on their side. Albania was finally added to the map on November 11, 2011. A technical congress was established and took care of internal matters during the first days of the new nation. All PTO attempts were successfully avoided thanks to the great work of the Albanian players and the help of administrators. The protection period granted to the new state was about 3 weeks. This made it nearly impossible for the youngest country in game to avoid deletion from ONE superpowers. Nevertheless, Albania was back on map soon after.

Fast growth

In its first months Albania has experienced a rapid growth. The country has had several baby booms and its current population is of 7167 citizens, putting it in the 16th position worldwide. The country has also grown militarily and has shown great organization on the battlefield. ILLYRIANS, the first elite MU of Albania was created in February 2012. Other important MU created for the organization of the Albanian Army were F.P.ZH which deals with the development of young players and Dardanians Elite. This military organization has been adopted very well to the new war module which introduced the divisions. First, Albania became part of GEA and was a trial member requesting membership in EDEN. Albania was accepted as a full member of EDEN on March 18, 2012[3]. The country has proudly given to the alliance one of its most honored citizens, 5 times Country President, Napoleon 54 who served as Supreme Commander of EDEN.

Latest developments

Albania has experienced many invasions from its hostile neighbors but has always successfully managed to liberate its regions. The country was never been off the map for more than a couple of weeks. In May 2012 was signed a NAP with Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) which remained in power for one month. Afterwards, the wars started again with its neighbors. An important day which will be remembered by the Albanian community is the epic Battle of Kosovo against Serbia on day 1679. Kosovo was taken for the first time from the Serbian rule since it was added into the game. This battle was a great victory not only because it secured the congress for that month but also in terms of morale because of the emotional significance for both nations.

Society

Population

Most of the Albanian citizens are of Albanian nationality in real life and come from Albania, Kosovo, Fyrom, Montenegro or other places where they live. There is also a minority of Albanian citizens with Turkish, Argentinian, Romanian and other nationalities who have made Albania their home and help in its development. The current population of Albania is 3,212 people and it has been constantly increasing since its introduction to the game because of several baby booms. The population is still relatively young with an average citizen level of 16.

Politics

Albania is a parliamentary republic. The president is both head of state and the government.

President

The elections for the President of Albania were held for the first time in December 2011. The first president was Napoleon 54, that won the elections with 83.25% of the total votes. The current president of Albania is Fessti, he won the election with 45.29% of the total votes.

List of presidents

Presidential Palace in Tirana, the official resisdence of the Albanian president.

Military

Albania is not a membership of any alliances.

Military Organization

The Albanian Armed Forces are composed of military units which fight for Albania and the EDEN alliance. These military units are funded by the government. They are organized according to the military divisions.